Re: How to install proprietary drivers in Debian 6

["Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de>]

Am Samstag, 14. Mai 2011 schrieb Narendra Sisodiya:
> Question 1 ) How I can get know about the hardware configuration ? Is there
> any method which can list down my hardware (not all) for which i am suppose
> to install proprietary drivers.. In ubuntu, it displayed ATI/AMD FGLRX kind
> of thing which got automatically installed. Ubuntu automatically make wifi
> work but in debian I use to get problems.
> 

I know two different ways. One is the command "lspci", which shows all hardware 
built in. You can make a "lspci -v", which shows you more information. 

Second way is the command "hwinfo"

There is also the application "kudzu", which is not part of debian, but of 
Redhat.
 
> Question 2 ) How to install proprietary drivers in order to make a system
> work.
> 
> My system temperature increase and it shutdown automatically. I guess this
> is due to FGLRX is not installed.

I do not know, which the state is at the moment. I never got fglrx running in 
debian. ATI graphic cards sux! However, there is a fglrx-package available in 
debian. Search in aptitude for "fglrx". You need to built the kernel-modules. 
Module-assistant will be the correct way. You will need to install kernel-
headers and some sources. Module-assistant will do that for you. I recommend 
module-assistant as the first choice.


Good luck!

Hans